2010 Jeep Liberty Owner's Manual - Page 74

THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE 73 Airbag Warning Light You will want to have the airbag system ready to inflate for your protection in an impact. The airbag system is designed to be maintenance free. If any of the following occurs, have an authorized dealer service the system promptly: moment of airbag deployment, or near deployment (if applicable), and up to a quarter second of either highspeed deceleration data or change in velocity during and/or after airbag deployment or near-deployment. EDR data is ONLY recorded if an airbag deploys, or nearly deploys, and is otherwise unavailable. 2 • The Airbag Warning Light does not come on or flickers NOTE: during the six to eight seconds when the ignition 1. A near-deployment event occurs when the airbag sensor detects severe vehicle deceleration usually indicaswitch is first turned ON. tive of a crash, but not severe enough to warrant airbag • The light remains on or flickers after the six to eight deployment. second interval. 2. Under certain circumstances, EDR data may not be • The light flickers or comes on and remains on while recorded (e.g., loss of battery power). driving. In conjunction with other data gathered during a comEvent Data Recorder (EDR) plete accident investigation, the electronic data may be In the event of an accident, your vehicle is designed to used by Chrysler Group LLC and others to learn more record up to five seconds of specific vehicle data paramabout the possible causes of crashes and associated eters (see list below) in an event data recorder prior to the